Robert Ellis

Ernst Toller and German Society

Intellectuals as Leaders and Critics, 1914-1939

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Produktbeschreibung

Between 1918 and 1939 Ernst Toller was one of Germany's prominent left-wing intellectuals, He was a leader of the German Revolution of 1918-1919, famous playwright of the 1920s and best known spokesman against Hitler during the 1930s, writing about a country unsuccessfully balancing between survival and annihilation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9781611476354
• ISBN-10: 1611476356
• Artikelnr.: 39127781

Autorenporträt

By Robert Ellis

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Intellectual as Critic
Chapter 3: "Wandering ... ": The Prewar Years, 1889-1914 Chapter 4: The
Attractions of Ideology: Expressionism and Activism Chapter 5: Revolution
of Love: Bavaria 1918-1919 Chapter 6: "A Gentle Apostle ...": The Weimar
Years Chapter 7: The Critic as Exile Chapter 8: Conclusion: What the Shadow
Said